Citizen Science and Educational Technology for Open Science: An Experience of Co-creating Knowledge with iNaturalist
This article describes the implementation of a Citizen Science project focused on the collaborative creation of a field guide to the birds of the campus of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). The initiative, developed by the Laboratory of Ornithology and Bioacoustics of Santa Catarina (...
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| author | Beatriz Stella Heltai Lima Ana Giulia Catafesta Sabrina Chaussard Osmo Elaine Rosangela de Oliveira Lucas Guilherme Renzo Rocha Brito |
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| description | This article describes the implementation of a Citizen Science project focused on the collaborative creation of a field guide to the birds of the campus of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). The initiative, developed by the Laboratory of Ornithology and Bioacoustics of Santa Catarina (LABOAC/UFSC) in partnership with the Laboratory of Production, Communication and Scientific Memory (CienLAB/UDESC), aimed to promote birdwatching, encourage environmental education, and involve the academic and external community in scientific activities. The methodology included field trips, collection and curation of photographic records, drafting descriptive content, and organizing this data in a digital repository on the iNaturalist platform. The results demonstrated the potential of digital tools to strengthen Citizen Science by enabling broad public participation in the production and validation of scientific knowledge about local birdlife. The experience also revealed challenges, such as information curation and maintaining community engagement. The project reinforced the importance of citizen participation in scientific initiatives, particularly in biodiversity and conservation. The publication of the guide, in both print and digital formats, contributes to valuing the campus as a space for research, recreation, and environmental education, while exemplifying the transformative role of Citizen Science in knowledge construction and in strengthening the relationship between science and society. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8c2df267cb2d492e963c666ab8a618c32025-08-20T03:13:51ZengServicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de ExtremaduraRevista Latinoamericana de Tecnología Educativa1695-288X2025-07-012425768https://doi.org/10.17398/1695-288X.24.2.57Citizen Science and Educational Technology for Open Science: An Experience of Co-creating Knowledge with iNaturalistBeatriz Stella Heltai Lima0https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9106-5362Ana Giulia Catafesta1https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6986-6000Sabrina Chaussard Osmo2https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6024-9347Elaine Rosangela de Oliveira Lucas3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2796-3566Guilherme Renzo Rocha Brito4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4445-711XUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Brazil)Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Brazil)Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Brazil)Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Brazil)Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Brazil)This article describes the implementation of a Citizen Science project focused on the collaborative creation of a field guide to the birds of the campus of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). The initiative, developed by the Laboratory of Ornithology and Bioacoustics of Santa Catarina (LABOAC/UFSC) in partnership with the Laboratory of Production, Communication and Scientific Memory (CienLAB/UDESC), aimed to promote birdwatching, encourage environmental education, and involve the academic and external community in scientific activities. The methodology included field trips, collection and curation of photographic records, drafting descriptive content, and organizing this data in a digital repository on the iNaturalist platform. The results demonstrated the potential of digital tools to strengthen Citizen Science by enabling broad public participation in the production and validation of scientific knowledge about local birdlife. The experience also revealed challenges, such as information curation and maintaining community engagement. The project reinforced the importance of citizen participation in scientific initiatives, particularly in biodiversity and conservation. The publication of the guide, in both print and digital formats, contributes to valuing the campus as a space for research, recreation, and environmental education, while exemplifying the transformative role of Citizen Science in knowledge construction and in strengthening the relationship between science and society.https://relatec.unex.es/index.php/relatec/article/view/4912open scienceinformal science educationuniversity outreachbiodiversityinaturalist |
| spellingShingle | Beatriz Stella Heltai Lima Ana Giulia Catafesta Sabrina Chaussard Osmo Elaine Rosangela de Oliveira Lucas Guilherme Renzo Rocha Brito Citizen Science and Educational Technology for Open Science: An Experience of Co-creating Knowledge with iNaturalist Revista Latinoamericana de Tecnología Educativa open science informal science education university outreach biodiversity inaturalist |
| title | Citizen Science and Educational Technology for Open Science: An Experience of Co-creating Knowledge with iNaturalist |
| title_full | Citizen Science and Educational Technology for Open Science: An Experience of Co-creating Knowledge with iNaturalist |
| title_fullStr | Citizen Science and Educational Technology for Open Science: An Experience of Co-creating Knowledge with iNaturalist |
| title_full_unstemmed | Citizen Science and Educational Technology for Open Science: An Experience of Co-creating Knowledge with iNaturalist |
| title_short | Citizen Science and Educational Technology for Open Science: An Experience of Co-creating Knowledge with iNaturalist |
| title_sort | citizen science and educational technology for open science an experience of co creating knowledge with inaturalist |
| topic | open science informal science education university outreach biodiversity inaturalist |
| url | https://relatec.unex.es/index.php/relatec/article/view/4912 |
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